Friday, April 13, 2012

Change

Question: How is change
managed in schools?

Answer/Quote: “Traditionally
efforts to infuse change into the schools have begun as top-down mandates from
administrators with little buy-in from teachers. University professors have
reinforced this model of change by acting as ‘gurus from afar.’ They typically
present theoretical information or quick fixes in one-shot inservices, seldom
staying around long enough to support implementation or facilitate
collaboration.” P. 536.

Comment: In my experience, this describes accurately
my experience as a teacher and changein
schools. RayS.